- Born
- Died
- Birth nameWillard Franklin Shadel
- Bill Shadel was born on July 31, 1908 in Milton, Wisconsin, USA. He was married to Julie Strouse and Marion Kocher. He died on January 29, 2005 in Renton, Washington, USA.
- SpousesJulie Strouse(1950 - January 29, 2005) (his death, 2 children)Marion Kocher (divorced, 2 children)
- Reported extensively for CBS radio during World War II. At the time of his death, recordings of his wartime broadcasts were still being used in journalism schools.
- Children from first marriage: sons Willard Jr. (died 1993) and Gerald. Children from second marriage: sons David and Douglas.
- Radio and TV news reporter.
- Moderator of the third debate between presidential candidates John F. Kennedy and Richard Nixon in 1960.
- After WWII, he worked as a reporter at WTOP-TV in Washington, when Walter Cronkite was the local news anchorman.
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